The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in San Miguel, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$1.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for San Miguel, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $985 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of San Miguel with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is San Miguel, CA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where San Miguel's combined rate is lower than the norm. San Miguel sits in the 73rd percentile, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only San Miguel's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in San Miguel is 17.21 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 34 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 83 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of San Miguel, CA report the most crime, about 52 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in San Miguel, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in San Miguel for 2025 is $1,418,542, about $288 per resident and $985 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in San Miguel Compared to Other Cities?

San Miguel, CA:	$288
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in San Miguel is $288 per year, which is $176 less than the national average and $203 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to San Miguel:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,099 more than in San Miguel.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $75 less than in San Miguel

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of San Miguel for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to San Miguel	Cost per San Miguel Resident
Murder	$70,860	$14
Rape/Sexual Assault	$156,155	$32
Robbery	$106,254	$22
Assault	$479,468	$97
Kidnapping	$39,217	$8
Vehicle Theft	$205,074	$42
Burglary	$134,146	$27
Theft	$80,999	$16
Arson	$23,827	$5
Vandalism	$60,617	$12
Animal Cruelty	$859	$0
Drug Crimes	$48,360	$10
Identity Theft	$12,706	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,418,542	$288

The Intangible Cost of Crime in San Miguel, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in San Miguel totals $1,407,161 ($286 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,825,702 ($574 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which San Miguel has 1, do the same, and of San Miguel's 4,925 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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San Miguel Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 San Miguel residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.390
Robbery	0.6859
Rape	0.5229
Murder	0.0077
Total Violent Crime	4.606 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.176
Vehicle Theft	2.689
Burglary	3.003
Arson	0.2003
Total Property Crime	9.068 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1313
Drug Crimes	1.327
Vandalism	1.723
Identity Theft	0.3333
Animal Cruelty	0.0236
Total "Other" Rate	3.539 (A)

Individual San Miguel Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in San Miguel is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Miguel.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
San Lawrence Terrace, CA	A-	C+	B+
Wellsona, CA	B-	D-	C+
Paso Robles, CA	B+	D+	B
El Paso de Robles, CA	C	D	D+
Whitley Gardens, CA	B+	C+	B-
Bradley, CA	C	D-	D+
Shandon, CA	C	C-	D+
Cholame, CA	A-	C+	B+
Bryson, CA	C-	F	D+
San Simeon, CA	D+	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

San Miguel is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Woodson Terrace, MO	F	F	F
Zephyrhills South, FL	A+	A	A
Zebulon, GA	C+	D+	D+
Yuma, CO	D-	D-	D-
Youngstown, NY	A	B	B
Yellville, AR	D-	D-	D-
Yellow Springs, OH	B-	B-	B-
Yaphank, NY	A-	C	C
Yanceyville, NC	F	D	D
Wyoming, PA	B	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, San Miguel is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Miguel, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Miguel schools on SchoolGrade

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